Botswana People's Party

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Botswana People's Party (BPP; German: "People's Party of Botswana") is a party founded in 1960 in what was then Bechuanaland in Botswana . She was always in the opposition and has been part of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) alliance since 2014 .

history

The BPP was founded in December 1960 as the Bechuanaland People's Party as the second party after the unsuccessful Bechuanaland Protectorate Federal Party . The initiators were dissatisfied with the slow work of the Legislative Council (LEGCO) founded in the same year and the lack of prospects for independence. Shortly before, the Sharpeville massacre had taken place in South Africa , which also contributed to radicalization in neighboring Bechuanaland. First president (president) was Phillipp matante, Secretary Motsamai Mpho, previously to the 156 accused the South African Trial Treason had heard. The orientation of the BPP was pan-African . The BPP was the first party in the country to try to mobilize the masses.

Even before the first free election of the then British Protectorate in 1965, the party split into the three wings BPP (Matante), BPP (Mpho) and BPP (Motsete). Mpho eventually founded the Bechuanaland Independence Party , which after independence was called Botswana Independence Party . The BPP won three of the 31 seats, the rest went to the conservative Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which has been the president and government since independence in 1966 until today. The BPP had its strongholds in the north of the country. In 1966, the Botswana National Front took on the role of the largest opposition party. The number of mandates fell continuously; since 1989 the BPP no longer has any MPs. In the 2004 election she received 1.9% of the vote.

In 2012, the BPP was one of the co-founders of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDM), which wanted to break the absolute majority of the BDP in the National Assembly by arranging for constituency candidates . The BPP put candidates in six constituencies in the north, but did not win a single seat in the 2014 election .

Structure and politics

The president is Motlatsi Molapisi, and General Secretary since 2016 Onalenna Chabaya. The BPP Youth League is led by Tumiso Chilliboy Rakgare.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Botswana: political party formation and independence (1958–1966). EISA 2002, accessed April 29, 2018
  2. ↑ Motsamai Mpho Keyecwe 1921-. thepresidencygov.za, accessed April 30, 2018
  3. ^ A b Fred Morton, Jeff Ramsay, Part Themba Mgadla: Historical Dictionary of Botswana. Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland 2008, ISBN 9780810864047 . Excerpts from books.google.de
  4. ↑ Dubani Wa Dubani: BPP rises from the ashes. thevoicebw.com of February 26, 2016 (English), accessed April 30, 2018
  5. ↑ Rakgare denies recruiting Modubule and Mangole. thevoicebw.com of June 2, 2017 (English), accessed on May 1, 2018